Biology Experts

Assistant Vice President | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rob Ferl studies how plants respond to spaceflight and gravity to support future space exploration and biological research in space.

Space AgricultureBiotechnologyAstrobiologySpace BiologyPlant Molecular Biology

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science, ProfessorBaylor University

Research group investigates host-microbiome-environment interactions with functional resolution at the molecular scale

Microbiome SciencesChemical BiologyFunctional Omics

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Aquatic Ecosystems‎Animal Disease EcologyAnimal BehaviorEvolutionEcology

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Parrish Waters’ areas of expertise include neuroscience, physiology, hormone axis function, stress physiology and sensory perception.

NeuroscienceScientific WritingMolecular BiologyStress PhysiologyHuman Physiology

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Palmer's research interests include eavesdropping on bacterial 'conversations', Martian farming, and cell wall fragment-based signaling.

AstrobiologyOcean EngineeringBiomedicalMolecular BiologyBiochemistry

Professor and Department HeadCarnegie Mellon University

Prasad Tetali's research interests are in the areas of discrete math, probability and theory of computing.

Probability and Theory of ComputingIsoperimetry and Functional AnalysisComputational Number TheoryDiscrete MathMarkov Chains

Manager, Technology & Venture Development (Head, Molecular Diagnostics)MaRS Innovation

Commercializing life science technologies in the areas of molecular diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics

Molecular Cell BiologyMolecular DiagnosticsLife SciencesCommercializationProject and Program Management

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Edward Braun is broadly interested in the evolution of genomes and organisms.

Genomics (Vertebrates, Especially Birds and Reptiles)GenomicsEvolutionary BiologyEvolutionary geneticsVertebrates

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Bolnick is an expert on how evolution maintains genetic variation within species.

SpeciationHost-parasite InteractionsEcologyEvolutionary BiologyImmunology

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Creswell’s research focuses broadly on understanding what makes people resilient under stress.

Social PsychologyHealth NeuroscienceNeuroscienceHealth PsychologyPsychoneuroimmunology

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